Hi, when i tried to used a cdrw with my yamaha f1 and the writer cannot detect the cdrw:(....in nero under disc info, its say "No medium inserted or drive not ready, please try again"....whats wrong with my yamaha f1??...i'm using firmware 1.0d, and WinXP Pro..

Hi Son Gokou The best thing to do is to Disable the Windows XP built in writing Program and install any Packet Writing Program such as INCD as Packrat1947 has already said !!! If you are not sure how to uninstall the Built in Program go to our FAQ and you will see I have put an easy way to uninstall it in there !!!

Yep i've had installed InCD and the program was loaded in the system tray. But still the writer couldnt read or detect the cdrw:(...neway i'm gonna try to diable WinXP build in writing program and see if it work:)..

Okay, i've had diabled the IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service and still the writer cannot read or detect the yamaha 24x cdrw or the Princo 10x cdrw:(....u guys think the writer is broken??..if so, i can return the drive to the shop i got and they will repair it...i only got the writer for a month and is still under warranty:)..

I suggest you download the latest version of INCD from :- http://www.nero.com That is if you already have not done that and then see what results you get. Also I would suggest you get the ASPI Fix from our FAQ and install it !!! And if this doesn't work it won't hurt to take it back to the shop and ask them to test it !!! I hope this helps !!!

Okay problem sloved, went to the shop today and they tested the writer for me and they found out it was the cdrw faulty and not the drive....took me 1.5hr to get to the shop, just to replace a cdrw!!!....i guess the Yamaha writer is very picky about the cdrws....i tired with the Pinco cdrw and the writer cannot read it and can only read the Yamaha cdrw....

As I have said many times Cheap Nasty Media only causes problems with the Yamaha F1 but would you put Cheap Nasty Oil in a Rolls Royce so the answer is simple buy good Quality Media and you will get Good Quality Back-Ups !!! As my Mate and I have said many times you get what you pay for !!!